Child&#39;s vehicle



Jan. 13, 1931. .1. MATUSHAK CHILD'S VEHICLE Filed June 18. 1929 J Muz le-5W.

IlllllllllllljllllllIIIIIIIIIH I 2.5 "lump- Patented Jan. i L" I l Aji ilication fiied iune 18,

1 This inventinnf'nel ates to vehicles; and more "particularlytea childs" Vehiclefofthe one 0 65; the Vehicle Cannot apidlyfjpro- Epell'efi "and "in 1 addition 'thisi' praetiee will;

- nine alsobeenighhtlithaltihis) eenifim diflicultj'for asmallnhild tofop e ra'te .a- Vehic1e v of thisftype Whihj'is providedwith only two wheels one au-each end as thefehild Willi 2 have 'difficulty inbalancing and may be in-,* I

" jwhichfthe front forks 12 and steering posts lhe1 ef 0re, anotherpbject ofthje in'veiitibn j is 'to provide a Vehicle of thispharacterfinf I a tween theforkl2 npon anjfa xlel5 reeeived I inppenings formed in thezlojwer" endabf the fstrip from whi'ch the forks anefolindand ithe upper ends Ofthese strips a i e'bent bnt a 'dly to fornfa head l6 i pon whih a henfd1ebar17 is secured." It will thu'sbefseen which propelling means for thejvehicle is et; only p mwb means .of T pedal-but "vi-includes a 'gi'dund-engaging heel disposed intermediate the length of thezyehide an-(1' at; e 'side thereof so that the :vehiclef has a three-point v (bqnta ct 'with the ground and co nstriictr the. actuating means, i; a

, a, a. wr ntively slow movement Of. the lpjedall the, driize wheeimay he caused to retafue weryjrapidly and moi e the vehicle forwardly 3132a fast I hate of'spedif 1f g The i Ve. tibnisillustrated in fohe'accom p an'ying drawing, wherein 1 .yehicle l v Flgh 2 IS a e ta Fig. 1 with the platfdi mlreinpveddin eitder thrugh the vehilegtaken the line 'j "Thereforefone' Objebtof the inVWe ntiOI is-l tdprovide a childs vehicle 'which'inay 'be j. I propelled forwardly by ineans' of mechanism induding apedali the fi bil t Wheel g 'uide the Vehicle. .1 1 o d Figure llis a View showingithe iinpro ved JQHILD'SIVEHICLE" i a forced by strips; 3 riveted 0 ethiwiseifirmly JOSEPH MAT'i' ISHAK GARFIELD, JERSEY; i I v side bars'l'whicharespaced from eachother, V

, ets 2 andfbetween the "brackets are: reinsubjecfi m ahte 6f this invention is; proiip'elled' by standin upemne Tp'latfoifm (if the 'vehi'cie pushing f' ipoiithe ground with" a nsecured ag alnst fchelr outer side f aces. w The I 7 rear "endj portions of the side bais' l iarefpern 'esjs splthat it will'fbe i erj strong. Abeaia;

*f'to forma shank 6 which"exiendsfupwardly,

as 'ShOWn-in Fig. l and'is bf doublethiek mg bm ec 7 is riveted between the Stri s drvba rs at the'iipper end of theshank and thrbiigh'tiqhisbearing bracket extends a bolt :01" pin 8 which also eitendsjthroughthefeariwardly' projecting ears 910i a-brackefl 10, the

'ferwa'rdly extending arms 11', of'whih are" riveted against the inneii faeespfetrips from frontfbf the Vehicle is rot-atably mo'untedrbethat-1a; zhi1da"sihandling upon the platform L18 easily1gra$pfhefhandleQbar: and. byturning; i

to ,Piopel the-vehicle, theme has been' provided propelling means including a shaft: 21 'journa1ed[inbpenings formed in ;t 1 1e,,fiamefbf the i vjehiele and lso IOtatabIy inonnted in a bearinggz secured ,fa'gainst the l lldi' 7 face of the platform a at the! oppqsite a .fside r of theQ IatffOrm "f'romlthe f1 amegand' en on the [line 2 2jQf ha ing an 'ea1123 5 secured against side edgeface-9f the platform; as shown in 13.? Aidii e wheel 24*isffixed upgn the oufier enii qfftliej shaft '21 and upon its inner I end poi;

projects outwardly at the other side of the platform from the wheel 24. A slot 28 is l lngs are formed ln the closure plate andwalh propelledforwardly at 8/.l1lgl1' ratezofispeerl. A housing 30 fits loosely about the shaft 27 and is closed at its inner side by apla te 31 to, which the housing is removably secured a by bolts or machine screws 32 Center bearof the housing to snugly receive the shaft and? within the housingiis disposedfa ratchet f3 3 fixe'd upon the'shaft. 'It w-ill, therefore,

be seen that the housing may be rotated about thefslia'ft when thearm 3470f the housing is" swungfvertically; An extension 35 -;projectsflfrom thefhousing, as shown in Fig.

' stem is fdispo'sed a a coiled spring .138 I which "urgesthe pawl downwardlyso that it. engages the teeth of the ratchet. By this ar 30- t t v I the shaft" and it's ratchet when thea-rmBA; is

'andiconstitutes a socket to receive apawl 36, the stem 37 of which projects upwardly through'tlietopj ofthe socket andfabout this rangem'ent' tl1je l1011'singmay be turned about swungupwardly' but when thearm is swung dfownwardly the l pawl will have firm engagement with; the teeth of t e ratchetandfcause the ratchet'iand the shaft 27 to rotate and thereby impart: movement to, the shaft. 21; The free end PDrtiOn of the arm iss'plit v longitudinallyto receiye a pedal bar .39 "carrying a pedal; F10 tojwhicha stirrup llis applied 'and this pedal bar is firmly secured in the slot of the. arm 34E by bolts,'4l2,"one1v of which fegitends through'a slbt'rformedc'in a guide bracket 44 "screwed or otherwise 1 When the vehicle isfinuse', the operator secured againstthe adj acent sideedge face'of the;platform.i By this arrangement swinging I movement of the pedal and 1 arm 34 willbecontrolld; W

' stands upon the platformfwit hflone foot passed through thejstirrup 451i and'jjresting upon! the pedal. 'By pressing downwardly uponfthe'pedaal the arm 7345 will befor'ced downwardly and .i si the housing 30 turns ro ry mal ce i l b ismar d he sh 2 and through themedium'of-the gears 2 6-and 25' rotary j motion will be l transmitted from the shaft 27jtothe shaft 21. Thiswillcause f Qthe'shaftf21 to rotate veryfrapidly and the vehicle will be propelled forwardly .at'a 69' high rate of speed. 'When the foot is moved upwardly, it catches against the stirrupi so 7 that the pedal andthefa'rin will be drawn upwardly with the housing turning about the shaft and ratchet'and downward presisur'e tlien be againexerted in order" to impart rotary motion to the two shafts. By this arrangement a child standing upon the platform can very easily propel the vehicle forwardly at a high rate of speed and there will be no danger of the vehicle'turning over as it is supported upon three wheels instead oftwo and the intermediate wheel is spaced guite a distance to oneside of the front and rear Wheels.

Having thus described the invention, I claim? Y Y 1. vehicle comprising a frame, wheels atthe-front and back of said frame and one constituting a steering wheel, a shaft rotat- "ably" mounted intermediate the length of .saidirame and ,projectingfrom one side thereof, Wheel. carried by the outer end portion of said shaftand constitutinga [propelling wheel, a drive shaft rotatably jcarri edlby said frame. transversely thereof and projecting fromthe frame at the other side thereof from said propelling wheel, means forgtran'smitting' rotary motion from saidfdrive .shaft to the firstshaft, and means upon thelouter, p0rti0njofsaiddrive shaft for imparting rotary motion thereto.

,2. ,A .vehicle comprising a frame, a shaft rotatably" mounted intermediate the length of, said frame, awheel carried by said shaft and constituting a propellingwheel, a drive shaft. rotatably. carried b y said frame transfqtersely ,thereof 'and projecting from one side ,efQthe frame, means, for transmitting rotary motion from .said drive shaft to the first; shaftp'a, ratchet :fixed upon the outer end of saidfdriveshafga housing loose upon .Saidc drivc shaftlabout saidlr-atchet, a pawl rca rriedb yl Said housing-and yieldably held in, engagement, with said ratchet, and means to alternately rotate said housing in opposite vfdirectionsand impart rotation to the drive I shaft.

" 3. A .-vehicle comprising a frame, shaft rotatably mounted intermediate the length and constituting a propelling wheel, a drive shaftrotatablycarried by said frame transyerselyl thereoffand, projecting fromone side 'of the frame',,means for transmitting rotary motion ifronilsaid drive shaft to the first shaft, a ratchetfixedupon the-outer end of said drive shaft, a housing loose. vupon said drive shaft about said ratchet, r-ar pawl carried by said housing fandyieldably held in engagement with said ratchet, an arm .ex-

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v of said frame, a wheel'fcarried' by said shaft tending radially fromv said housing, a pedal bar extending longitudinally from said arm, a pedal carried byjsaidbar, and a stirrup carried by said ped aland adapted to engage over'a persons' foot t'o retain the' foot upon rarel w en e f et ai 4'. A vehicle comprising a frame, avshaft rotatably mounted: intermediate the length the pedaland causethe pedal .to move up- Of id. ares Whee -testi ed y s id shaft and constitutingapropelling wheel, a drive shaft rotatably carried by said frame transshaft, .a' ratchet fixed upon the outer end of said drive shaft,' a housing loose upon versely thereof and projecting from one side of'the frame, means for transmittingrotary motion from "said drive shaft to the first saidldrive shaft about said; ratchet, a pawl carried by said housingand yieldably; held in engagement?with said ratchet, an arm extending radially "from said housing, a pedal bar extending longitudinally from said arm,.a pedalcarried'by said bar, a

bracket having a portion; extending vertically at one side of said bar and formed with an arcuate slot, and a pin carried by said bar and engaged in said slot to guide and limit movement of thebar.

projecting from the side of thefraine, at driven shaftqrotatably carried "by said strips and extending therefrom beneath said shaft, meshing gears fixed upon said shafts between said strips with the gear of the drive shaft extending upwardly through I a slot in the platform, and -'means for-imparting;

rotary motion oto'said drive shaft.

, In testimony whereof-I afiix my signature.-

c JOSEPH MATUSHAK. a 8.]

5. A vehicle comprising a frame, wheels l ;at the front and back of said frame and one constitutingia steeringwheel, a shaft rotat ably mounted intermediate the length of said frame and projecting from v one" side thereof, a Wheel carried by the outer end portion of said shaft and constituting a propellingwheel', a driveshaft rotatably carri dby said frametransversely i and projecting from the frame at the other side thereof from said propelling wheel, meansfor transmitting rotary motion from said ratchet, a pawl carried by said housing c I and yieldably held in engagementwith said,

ratchet, an arm extending radially from said housing, a pedal bar'extending longi'-' tudinallyfrom said arm, a pedal carried by, i said bar, a platform secured upon said frame i and projecting transversely therefrom at 1 v the side from which the. first shaft projects,

bearing for the shaft carried by said plat T yform. ad acent its outer side edge, albracket securedagainst the inner side edgegof said" platform and having aportion extending i verticallybetween the platform and pedal bar and formed with a vertically extending arcuate slot, and a pin'carried by'said bar I and engaged in saidslot to guide and limitl movement of the bar.

v6.]A vehicle comprising a frame" consisting of strips extending in transversely spaced relation to each other and being bent to V I extend towards each other: at the front of the frame and upwardly to form a' shank,

bridgesextending betweenthe spaced por tions of said strips and secured thereto near the front and rear ends of the frame, a rear I wheel rotatably mounted between the rear 1 endsof saidvstrips, front forkshavinglan I upstanding post pivotally connected with {the upper'end'ofsaid shank, a handlebar carried by said post, aj wheel rotatably carried by said forks, a platform resting upon 'saidframe and secured-to said 'bridgesfand fplatform and beyondthe outer side edgethereof, a wheel fixed upon the outer end of i said driven shaft, adrive shaft rotatably carried by saidstrips in front ofsaid driven? c i 

